During the season they are allowed to have 53 players on their roster. Players that are on the Practice squad or designated as Injured Reserve do not count against this limit. During the season they are allowed to have 53 players on their roster. Players that are on the Practice squad or designated as Injured Reserve do not count against this limit. <br style=DISPLAY: block; CLEAR: left />.
Fast Fact-The Green Bay packers are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL. Mascot. The Green Bay Packers are one of Five NFL teams that does not have a mascot. The other Four are the Rams, Giants, Jets, and Raiders.
The Packers are the last vestige of small town teams common in the NFL during the 1920s and '30s. Founded in 1919 by Earl Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896.